The framework to take the decision to outsource elements of your organisation’s operations has changed in the 21st century. The long-term consequences of outsourcing without considering the very foundations of organisations are becoming more apparent. The real problem with outsourcing is “fracturing”, the splitting of what should be integrated parts of the organisation.
Outsourcing and Offshoring in the Asian Century
by Geoff Barbaro on 29. Mar, 2013 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, International Business, Risk Management, Strategy, Values
Penang Property Proposal
by Geoff Barbaro on 22. Apr, 2012 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Environmental analysis, Geoff's Blog, International Business, Strategy, Values
A scheme like this would take the current interest in foreign investment in Penang and leverage it into creating the future that the Chief Minister seemed to be aiming for in his speech, creating opportunities for local ownership. The important thing is to change the way of thinking from traditional approaches that don’t work to innovative ways of achieving goals that delight the community.
The theory of organisations, management and leadership
by Geoff Barbaro on 18. Apr, 2012 in Asia, Blogs, Communication, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Leadership, Organisational Alignment, Strategy, Values
Drucker made it clear that leaders, managers, academics and researchers in the fields of organisations, management, communication and change need to challenge the very foundations and assumptions of their work. Roddick said “we went looking for employees, but people turned up instead.” The starting points for all organisations are people and values.
The USA and APAC
by Geoff Barbaro on 20. Nov, 2011 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Environmental analysis, Geoff's Blog, International Business
“As President, I have, therefore, made a deliberate and strategic decision — as a Pacific nation, the United States will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our allies and friends.”
APEC & the business leadership of women
by Geoff Barbaro on 07. Nov, 2011 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, International Business, Leadership, Values
The evidence demonstrates that increasing the involvement of women has markedly beneficial effects on business, both short and long-term. Therefore you would think that Boards and senior management teams striving to do the best possible thing in the interests of the company and shareholders would be clamoring for much greater participation on Boards and in senior management for women.
Island-Australia Anxiety in the 21st Century
by Geoff Barbaro on 31. Oct, 2011 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, International Business, Values
In the 21st century we shouldn’t allow our Island-Australia Anxiety to cloud our thinking, our relationships with other countries, our business dealings and our lives. As we continue our path towards participation in the global community and in the next Asian century, we need to be wary about these deep-seated cultural ideas and the way that we express them.
Challenging the Unkind Cuts
by Geoff Barbaro on 28. Oct, 2011 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Environmental analysis, Geoff's Blog, International Business, Strategy
Budget cuts, especially when they relate to labour cuts, have dramatically unkind impacts on the people in your organisation, their morale, the ability to get the work done. They result in long-term hardship to your people (or former people in the case of labour cuts) and their families, as well as having a broader impact on customers and communities. History tells us that budget cuts are often the beginning of the end for companies, leading to eventual closure, takeover or liquidation.
Transactional Relationships – Is this still the Australian way in Asia?
by Geoff Barbaro on 13. Oct, 2011 in Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Environmental analysis, Geoff's Blog, International Business
It is important that as Australia creates its strategy for the Asian Century we realise we are well beyond the transactional relationships that apparently continue to occupy the minds of those in government, business and media. Australia needs to work hard to move from the little lot down the road to become part of Asia’s back yard.
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